too bad I sold the Tibor but I did get $500 for it. I'll keep an eye out for you though. Give me a price limit and we can figure something out. If you just want something to use in the meantime I have a few to choose from.

LRSABecker wrote:Allen came out with his new reel today, Alpha II. 100$ for a 9/10wt hmmm

Don't you get a 40% discount? Again, these things and most of ebay probably all come out of Tokyo Joe'sBeijng Sam's Hourse of Machine Shop, so why would you spend twice as much on an Allen just to have his name on the side of it when you'll have to send it back to himw hen it breaks and eventually throw it out when he stops making it and won't support it, versus being able to walk into your place of employment and right back out with a brand new one for life?

LRSABecker wrote:What 9/10 reel does bean sell that I can get for half the price of an Allen?

I have no idea, nor am I asking, for your discount rating. I know there's one there. Let's make a safe assumption that its at least 20%, right? The Double L #4 is $129-20%=$103. The Streamlight UL #3 is $89-20%=$73. The Shearwater #3 is $209-20%=$165.

And let's be honest, you're getting more than 20% off.

Let me spell it for you this way: Cheap junk breaks. All of these Chinese reels from B-list manufacturers and big box OEMs (BPS, C, LLB, et al) are simply the design-of-the-week. Next year's model will be different, and these won't be made anymore. There will be no more spares, because they won't be made, period. When it breaks, you'll be looking at this thing saying, "WTF do I do now?" THen you will buy a new one.